Improved velocipede



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velocipede,

.Patented Feb. 23, 1869.'

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3 c" 0 ,:e admini atent @fitte e CHARLES H.A ROBINSON, or BATH, MAINE.

. Letters Patent No. 87 ,204, dated February 23, 1869.

IMPROVE!) VELOCIPEDE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

. To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. ROBDISON, of Bath, Sagadahoc county, inthe State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVelocipedes; and I hereby declare the following to bea full andexactdescriptionthereo reference being had to thel accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this 'for that purpose, and in constructingth'e bracket, which holds the fore axle, of two pieces or straps, firmlyfastened to the perch, and extending upward, to form the guiding-arms.-

In the drawings hereinbefore mentioned- Figure l is a side elevation ofa bicycle, or two-wheeled velocipede, with my improvements.

Figure 2, a front elevation of the same.

In Figure 3 the direct line of motion is marked by the dotted line X Y,and the divergence of the wheels, on the bending of the perch H, isindicated in red.

In these drawings- A is the fore wheel, and B, the hind Wheel, theiraxles turning respectively in the brackets G and D, the axle of the forewheel being provided with the usual pedal-cranks 'E- E.

The straps, which form the bracket C, are riveted or bolted together,the rivets o1' bolts passing through both, and also through the perch H,between them, so asito secure the Whole firmly together.

ing or steering-arms F F, handles G G.

lhe perch H, which is firmly secured to the brack- G and I), as shown inthe drawings, consists of a flexible bar or plate, but may beconstructed'of two or more bars, of either wood o r metal, forming aflexi- .ble frame.

Upon the perch H the riders Seat, or saddle I, Vis placed.

which are provided with the will operate the arms F F, 'drawing `one andpushing the ether, so as to` bend the flexible perch-H, and thus givethefore wheel or wheels the direction required, but as soon as the forceexerted upon the arm is intermitted or withdrawn, the vehicle will atonce resume a straight course, by the elastic force of the spring-perch,and without any care or exertion ou the may be turned around withoutdeviating so far from itsA original line of motion as it otherwisewould.

fore and hind wheels of a velocipede, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. In combination with the above-claimed perch, I

'substantially as described.

OHAS. H. ROBINSON. Witnesses:

GILMAN S. BRIGGS, SAMUEL` W. SNOW.

Above this these straps diverge, forming the guid- To turn thevelocipede to the right or left, the rider part of the rider. Alsbending the perch will turn thev fore and hind Wheels in oppositedirections, the vehicle l. I claim a iexible or spring-perch, connectingthe d claim the bracket O, rmly secured to the same, and4 having itspartsv extended up to form guiding-arms,

